TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS

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TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS

• DIAGNOSIS - ASSESSMENT
• IDENTIFICATION OF WATER-RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL
  ISSUES PROBLEMS
• QUANTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED ISSUES PROBLEMS

• CAUSAL CHAIN ANALYSIS
• IDENTIFICATION OF PROXIMATE ULTIMATE CAUSES OF
  WATER-RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PROBLEMS
• QUANTIFICATION OF CAUSES OF IDENTIFIED ISSUES
  PROBLEMS

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TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS

• A CAUSAL CHAIN ANALYSIS IS
• UNI-DIRECTIONAL AND STARTS FROM THE IDENTIFIED
  ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND/OR PROBLEM
• MOVES FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL (NATURAL SCIENCES)
  DOMAIN THROUGH THE CHAIN OF CAUSE AND EFFECT TO
  THE ROOT CAUSE WHICH LIES IN THE SOCIAL,
  CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DOMAIN
• CONTAINS FEED-BACK LOOPS

TDA PROVIDES A SOUND SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR ACTION,
WHICH MUST BE FULLY UNDERSTOOD BY ALL STAKEHOLDERS
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TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS
WHO CONDUCTS A TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC
ANALYSIS? INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT GOVERNMENT
DESIGNATED EXPERTS NATIONAL TEAMS
CONDUCTING A TDA IS THE FIRST STEP IN BUILDING
STAKEHOLDER OWNERSHIP AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
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NATIONAL CONSENSUS BUILDING CONFLICT RESOLUTION

1. CENTRAL VERSUS PROVINCIAL/LOCAL GOVERNMENT
2. SECTORIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS
3. PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE SECTOR INTERESTS
4. INDIVIDUAL VERSUS COLLECTIVE INTERESTS
5. SHORT-TERM VERSUS MEDIUM TO LONG-TERM GOALS

NATIONAL OWNERSHIP
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NATIONAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS

• DIAGNOSIS ASSESSMENT
• CAUSAL CHAIN ANALYSIS
• ESTABLISH NATIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

A CORRECT NATIONAL CAUSAL CHAIN ANALYSIS
WILLRESULT IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF
TRANSBOUNDARY ISSUES OR IMPACTS, WHICH ARE BEYOND
THE SCOPE OF NATIONAL ACTION TO CORRECT
E.G. EUTROPHICATION IN THE BLACK SEA
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NATIONAL CONSENSUS BUILDING CONFLICT RESOLUTION

1. INTER-MINISTRY COMMITTEES
2. STAKEHOLDER PLANING/MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
3. PUBLIC MEETINGS
4. TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS
5. STRUCTURE MUST PROVIDE LINKS BETWEEN THE NATIONAL
   SCIENTIFIC TECHINCAL EXPERTISE AND THE
   POLICY/DECISION MAKES

NATIONAL OWNERSHIP
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ESTABLISH BROAD REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS

• For example
• WATER QUALITY STANDARDS BY USE
• AREA OF HABITAT TO BE MAINTAINED
• NUMBERS OF SPECIES TO BE MAINTAINED
• FISH STOCK PRODUCTION LEVELS OR SUSTAINABLE YIELD

REGIONAL OWNERSHIP
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RECONCILING NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS

1. NATIONAL GOALS REFLECT NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
   NEEDSFisheries exploitation agriculture
   aquacultureHard currency earnings
2. REGIONAL GOALS REFLECT IMMEDIATE TRANSBOUNDARY
   CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPSPollution impacts
   fish stock reduction
3. GLOBAL GOALS REFLECT WIDER SCALE AGREEMENTS ON
   SUSTAINABLE USE
4. WIDER SCALE CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS MAY
   HELP IN UNDERSTANDING GLOBALTourism in
   Mediterranean impacts mangrove in Southeast Asia

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RECONCILING NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS

• ESTABLISHING COMMONALITIES BETWEEN NATIONAL AND
  REGIONAL OBJECTIVES
• National priorities criteria may not include
  regional /or global considerations e.g. National
  priority pollution hot-spots may have no
  transboundary impacts in the short to medium term
• National priority becomes one criterion within
  regional prioritisation, along with transboundary
  impacts, level of species diversity, significance
  of habitat for migratory species.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ON CRITERIA FOR
REGIONAL PRIORITISATION
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BUILDING THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME

• REGIONAL AGREEMENT ON GOALS PRIORITIES
• SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES
• IMMEDIATE ACTIONS
• MEDIUM TERM ACTIONS

• EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Cost
  effectivenessPracticality and possibility of
  achieving results

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CONVERTING ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS TO CONCRETE TARGETS

• REGIONAL GOALS NEED TO BE CONVERTED INTO CONCRETE
  TARGETS e.g.
• Agreed percentage of remaining habitat to be
  placed under sustainable management regime by
  DATE area of mangrove to be replanted by DATE
• Regional nutrient loading to be fixed relative to
  an agreed baseline by a set date

• GOALS AND TARGETS MUST BE
• REALISTIC AND ACHIEVABLE
• DEMONSTRATE RESULTS IN THE SHORT TERM

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STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME

• CONCRETE ACTIONS WHICH ARE
• COMPREHENSIVE
• COSTED AND TARGETED
• PROGRAMMED OVER THE MEDIUM TERM

• SAP MUST BE
• AGREED AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS
• SUBJECT TO PERIODIC REVIEW BASED ON MONITORING
  AND EVALUATION